The short film Manasa Namaha, a heartwarming love tale released on YouTube, is creating a storm on the internet. Written and directed by Deepak Reddy, ‘Manasa Namaha’ is all about a youngster’s emotions while being in multiple relationships in various stages of his life.
But it’s the director Deepak’s narration that stands out in this short. Not just the common audience, Manasa Namaha has impressed the biggies. The likes of Anushka Shetty, Rashmika Thaman, Adivi Sesh and director Sukumar were blown away this breezy romantic drama. The mentioned celebs have taken to their social media handle and appreciated the film for its sensibilities. Director Gautham Menon has taken it a step forward and dubbed and presented the film in tamil and released it in his own production Ondraga Entertainment.
Now Manasa Namaha is getting international recognition and so far the film has bagged more than 90 awards globally. In the leading online film festival, ‘Top Shorts,’ the film has been selected as Best Short film in romance category. Also in the International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF), only 15 short films were picked from all over the world and in this, Manasa Namaha secured a spot which makes it all the more special.
ISFMF will be held in Pula Amphitheatre this year and for this festival, The Board, jury at this festival are OSCAR & BAFTA winners, The films won over here in the previous editions have got qualified and won Oscars too. Pula Arena has Roman times theatre and to get screened at such a prestigious festival is nothing short of milestone. And Deepak Reddy and team have managed to achieve this unique feat.
